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Articles with tag "Extremism"

Russian Supreme Court Outlaws ‘International Satanist Movement’

Justices said the group’s activities were aimed at undermining Russia’s constitutional order, promoting violence and inciting religious hatred.

Pro-Kremlin Figures Decry Bill Criminalizing Access to ‘Extremist’ Content

RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan and Safe Internet League head Yekaterina Mizulina are among those who have criticized the bill.
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State Prosecutors Seek to Seize Latvian Co-Owner’s Stake in Bread Bakery Over ‘Extremism’ Claims

Russian authorities accuse businessman Normunds Bomis, who holds a 50% stake in Rizhsky Khleb, of helping finance Ukraine’s Azov Brigade.
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Russia Moves to Streamline Process for Labeling Groups as ‘Extremist’

If the law is passed, authorities will be able to classify an organization as extremist based solely on a single criminal conviction of one of its members...
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Russia Adds 14-Year-Olds to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

A father of one of the teenagers said he did not know what crime his son was charged with, adding that he was arrested along with his friends.
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Putin Signs Law Banning Advertising on Platforms Labeled ‘Extremist’ or ‘Undesirable’

The move will likely steer businesses away from promoting their products and services on platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
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Former Navalny Lawyers Sentenced to Prison on ‘Extremism’ Charges

The three lawyers were accused of facilitating Navalny’s political activities from prison by passing messages between him and his allies.
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Russia’s FSB Detains 15 in North Caucasus for Spreading ‘Extremist Ideology’

All 15 individuals, identified as Russian citizens, were arrested in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
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Russia Adds Chechen MMA Fighter to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

Ilyas Yakubov was arrested last fall after posting an Instagram video set to an audio track featuring a notorious Chechen guerrilla leader.
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Russia Adds Navalny Allies Pevchikh, Yarmysh to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

Also added on Friday were Navalny’s exiled lawyers Olga Mikhailova and Alexander Fedulov, who were earlier placed on Russia’s wanted list.
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WhatsApp Disrupted in Dagestan to Stop Spread of Extremism – TASS

Users in Dagestan began experiencing disruptions to WhatsApp on Sunday, with additional reports saying social media was inaccessible without VPNs.
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Russian Playwright, Director Face 6-year Jail Terms for ‘Justifying Terrorism'

Yevgeniya Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk's lawyers said prosecutors had requested the prison sentences in a closed-door trial.
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‘Youngest’ Person Added to Russian Terror List – Reports

It was not immediately clear what charges the teenager faces or when he was arrested.
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Moscow Court Remands Journalist Kriger on ‘Extremism’ Charges

Artyom Kriger, who works for the independent SOTAvision news outlet, was accused of “participation in an extremist community.”
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Russia Bans Nonexistent ‘Anti-Russian Separatist Movement’

Rights groups say authorities could use the designation as a pretext for wider criminal prosecutions of anti-war, anti-colonial or Indigenous rights activists...
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Russia Adds Exiled Actor Panin to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

Alexei Panin, who has lived abroad since 2020, is known for his roles in films like “The Star” and “Dead Man's Bluff.”
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Court Extends Navalny Lawyers’ Pre-Trial Detention for ‘Extremism’

Kobzev, Lipster, and Sergunin were arrested last October on accusations of “extremist” activity for passing Navalny’s letters on to his associates...
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Court Rejects Navalny Ally Fadeyeva’s Appeal Against 9-Year ‘Extremism’ Sentence

Fadeyeva, Navalny’s former regional coordinator in Tomsk, was among his few allies who remained in Russia despite the risk of criminal prosecution.
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Russia Seeks to Ban Nonexistent ‘Anti-Russian Separatist Movement’

Observers speculated that the designation could lead to wider targeting of indigenous rights and decolonial activists in Russia.
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She Photographed Russian Political Prisoners. Now She's Charged With 'Extremism.'

Antonina Favorskaya and her colleagues consider the charges against her to be revenge for her journalism and political views.
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